Angela Riccio - Comedian

Angela brought a night we will never forget to our annual progressive dinner. The best part was the crowd interacted with her perfectly, even the people I thought would shy away. After the show everyone was still laughing and raving about this being the best progressive dinner so far!!

Highly recommend Angela, you will not be disappointed!

Angie reached out as part of the Gig-Salad bidding process as I explored comedy entertainment for my wife's 54th birthday party. We had a group of <15 middle aged women (and me, the husband), and I wanted to bring some surprise funny entertainment. Angie shared her approach of coming in as a "party crasher", in character as her goofy/loud/funny character, and I loved the idea. Within the span of less than a week, we had a couple zoom calls and lots of texting/emailing to form the master plan for the prank. Angie encouraged me sharing details about my wife, me and our guests, so she was able to add lots of customized flavor to a ~45 minute visit, in addition to some of her own funny schtick. In this case, I encouraged her that she could be "rated R" in her humor, with some sex jokes and funny innuendos. By the time of the party evening, and our coordinated signal for her to ring the doorbell, I was ready for whatever would happen...

What a blast! Our guests had all just started arriving, and were at our house just getting into the party groove when she showed up. We had planned that she would be a friend of one of the guests, who my wife had given permission to attend. Angie arrived in full character, loud and gregarious, engaging actively with my wife and the other guests right from the start, and everyone shared this look of "what the heck?" Angie was full-on, quick, working the crowd, interspersing the details we had shared and getting laughs and uncertainty from everyone.

Within just about 10-15 minutes, as my wife and the guests started visibly wondering "is this person going to be here all night?" we revealed she was a comedienne, which let everyone relax and get what was going on. Angie then proceeded into a little mini-roast of my wife, including more personal references, anecdotes and gag gifts, and my wife loved it. Angie made some great connections with the other guests as well, and we all had lots of laughs. For the remainder of her stay, Angie combined custom jokes from the info I had provided, as well as some of her own material. The comedy was fun, appropriately embarrassing for some, full of character and lively, and it made for a memorable start to my wife's birthday.

By the end of it, we had a little time to chat with Angie as herself, and her husband joined us for a few minutes, having been waiting outside. It was such a fun time! Thanks, Angie, for a great custom birthday prank/show!

Angie worked the crowd at the ACGME Holiday Party on December 14th, claiming she was a new hire with the company. Imagine people's surprise to see this woman in curlers, tape holding her glasses together, lipstick on her teeth and in a robe joining our organization. Oh, and she was also setting up dates for herself with some of the guys! Angie mingled and dropped names to prove that she belonged there. She was a delight to work with, great communication throughout once she was contacted. I would recommend Angie for your next event, she will surprise you!

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Angela was amazing! We did a surprise 80th birthday party for our father. The venue was on our farm in the middle of nowhere. She entered the party impersonating as a waitress, who, has had her "eye" on dad. She's hilarious, she adapts well with any crowd, quick witted and willing to meet any need you could possibly have for any event. You can tell she is a professional. This isn't some back alley gig. She works the audience and can read the room and incorporate it into her act. Quit searching...you found the perfect event entertainment right here. Angela Riccio thank you for a birthday party my dad will NEVER FORGET! 🎉

Angie was such a blessing to work with! Between my busy schedule and planning her trip to Wisconsin for my husband's surprise comedy telegram, she was patient and willing to work with me and DELIVERED a hilarious outcome! My husband is a very sarcastic but stoic man so I didn't know how well he would take being the one that was pranked, but Angie felt the energy in the room and went with it! My manager was in for a surprise too and unexpectedly received some of the comedy too! I would highly recommend her service!

We hired Angelo for our comedy night. She had everybody rolling on the floor. She even had the priests laughing. She was so funny and made the night so enjoyable. Highly recommended and would hire her again in a heartbeat. Everybody was laughing the whole time she was performing. She interacted with the crowd and was one of the best entertainers I ever saw. Thanks again Angelo, you were the best.

Rob

Angela put on a phenomenal show, even days later guests were raving about how funny she was. The whole party was in stitches! What a absolutely great show!!!!

Great show by Angela--thanks!

Angela Riccio is one of the best comedians I have ever seen. She is very professional and a real hoot. She entered our house dressed as a 1950’s house wife who didn’t get an invite to the party. She fit right in as she mingled with our guests one on one with bag in hand and hair curlers to boot.
Angela really knows how to work a crowd.
She ended our evening with a live group show, and left our guests in awe. Angela made our Halloween party one we will never forget.
Highly Recommended. What are you waiting for?
You won’t be disappointed!

We would hire her again in a heartbeat. She is very thorough in her preparation and I can tell she really cares about her clients. A++

Angie was a riot. Non stop laughter for the entire “show”. She exceeded all expectations! If you are looking for a fun, memorable, and HILARIOUS birthday experience look no further! Thanks again for making my boyfriend’s birthday one that we will never forget.

I loved how you zoned in on being the new receptionist, that was a perfect lead in. You kept it funny and clean....well kind of clean, but that's ok. I enjoyed it and I know everyone else did. Best of luck to you in all your endeavors!

Angela came to my home, which was a little tight for 50 people, but she was excellent in working the room. It was for my parents 50th, and before she came I filled out about four pages of notes that she used to get to know my parents, my guests, and me. She used the material throughout the performance and it made it very personable. She was very professional and really easy to work with; I highly recommend her, for whatever occasion.

Angela was outstanding. This was her second time at Kenosha Country Club for our Italy vs. Germany golf tournament. There was not a dry eye in the room from all the laughter. Nobody was off limits not even our host who booked Angela. I would definitely recommend Angela she was GREAT.

I hired Angie to provide us with some entertainment for my husband''s 50th surprise Birthday party. I was a ltitle worried af first because our family and friends can be a little obnoxious. Angie was amazing, Angie did a wonderful job interacting with the party guests all the while "roasting" my husband. I did not expect to be a part of her show, but she dragged me down too! My guests were laughing thru the whole performance and still laughing days later! I'm so glad I hired her and put her payment in an envelope in my cabinet! Thank you Angie for the wonderful entertainment!

Angela provided entertainment as "the party crasher" at our backyard BBQ. This was a work related function, so we did need to be a bit careful with the teasing and language. Angela was great and read her audience well. This was a relaxed group and Angela played on that. Angela's Dolly character is a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed her "mingling" at the party. We didn't want to "stop the party" for entertainment and Dolly the party crasher fit the bill..

We were so happy to have worked with Angela, she was professional, hysterical and just lovely to work with. We had a party for a group at our church and she did a great job making it a really fun, funny, and entertaining evening - all the while making sure that everyone was comfortable! I highly recommend Angela as a talented entertainer! Thank you Angela! We were just at another event 2 weeks after the our event with Angela and folks were still thanking us for having such a fun party!!!

She was very professional from date of booking thru the date of show. Told exactly what she needed and when to guarantee a successful show. She included a lot of personal information about my husband in his 50th Birthday Roast to make it a lot of fun for friends and family.

Dear Angie,

I just wanted to let you know how much we all enjoyed your performance on Sunday.

My Husband was surprised beyond belief. You did a fantastic job. Everyone there could not stop

talking about how great the show was. Very Professional I would recommend you to any of my friends and family

and I hope that our party will help drum up some business for you. Thank you again for all the fun, smiles and laughs

you gave us.

Reda

Angie is hilarious!! We are an investment firm that had an educational tax event on April Fools Day and thought that having a comedian would make a serious topic a little more fun. Angie did just that!! She was very professional and REALLY funny at the same time!! Our clients had a great time. They are still talking about her and telling us how much they enjoyed her!

I hired Angela for my brother's 50th Birthday what a great choice. She really worked the crowd and my brother was laughing so hard through the entire show! So many people told me how great the entertainment was and how it made the party so memorable and fun. Her style of comedy is great for any crowd and she does a fabulous job at including everyone. She was a hit!!!

So glad to have found Angie for my husband's 50th Birthday party. I usually do not write reviews but she was hillarious and the hit of the party. With little information she was able to give my husband and friends a night to remember. I know booking entertainment is not easy but she was "Simply the Best" and would hire her again in a minute. My guests were so delighted also with her performance and could not stop laughing. I was laughing so hard that I almost peed in my pants!!!!!!!!

Angie was great! Everyone enjoyed her crazy and witty humor. She did a wonderful job of keeping the interest on the Special Guest while including the audience. Several guests at the party were talking about using her for events that they had coming up. I would highly recommend her.

Angie is amazing! From her entrance to her exit, her costume, her fantastic improv ability and quick-on-her-feet humor - Angie is a must have at your next event no matter how small or large! She entertained twins, multiples, family & friends from across the US as we laughed so hard to the point our sides hurt and we had tears rolling down our faces. Thank you Angie for bringing such joy to our annual convention. You ROCK and are definitely an honorary member of the ITA!

Angie was great- actually the 2nd time I have seen her. She was the HIGHLIGHT of the bachelorette party. Bride-to-be was in amazement and didn't know what was going on...hilarious! Show was personalized, Angie was very professional and reliable prior to the event and very accommodating. Can't wait to hire her again!

Angela Riccio is hilarious!! Laughed so hard our faces hurt. Occasion was a 50th birthday roasting, and Angela shocked guest of honor with how well prepared she was for the "roasting". Attendees are still talking and laughing about her performance. Angela provided clean adult humor based upon family oriented event. She did not have to be crude or vulgar to be funny. Angela's interaction with audience was spot on. Awesome Job!! Everyone in attendance loved her!! Thanks, Angela for a performance to remember!!

A combination of natural talent and years of experience make Angela Riccio a huge hit! My family and I saw her in New Lenox, IL at a show with all ages in the audience and everyone loved her. Well done Angela!